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[[File:Vestre-gravlund-oslo-krematorium.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Vestre gravlund crematorium]]
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'''Vestre Gravlund''' is a cemetery in the [[Frogner]] borough of [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. It is located next to the [[Borgen (station)|Borgen metro station]]. At {{convert|243|acre|km2}}, it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a [[crematorium]] (''Vestre krematorium'') and chapel (''Gravkapellet'').<ref name="kommune"/>
'''Vestre Gravlund''' is a [[cemetery]] in the [[Frogner]] borough of [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. It is located next to the [[Borgen (station)|Borgen metro station]]. At {{convert|60|acre|km2}}, it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a [[crematorium]] (''Vestre krematorium'') and chapel (''Gravkapellet'').<ref name="kommune"/>


The grave chapel was constructed in granite and clay stone and was designed by architect Alfred Christian Dahl (1857–1940). It was built in 1900 and consecrated in 1902. In the foundation wall, it has stained glass that was designed by artist Oddmund Kristiansen (1920–1997) in 1970.<ref>{{cite web
The grave chapel was constructed in [[granite]] and [[clay]] stone and was designed by architect Alfred Christian Dahl (1857–1940). It was built in 1900 and consecrated in 1902. In the foundation wall, it has [[stained glass]] that was designed by artist Oddmund Kristiansen (1920–1997) in 1970.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.artemisia.no/arc/arkitekter/norge/dahl.alfred.christian.html|title=Arkitekter:Alfred Christian Dahl |publisher=artemisia.no
|url=http://www.artemisia.no/arc/arkitekter/norge/dahl.alfred.christian.html|title=Arkitekter:Alfred Christian Dahl |publisher=artemisia.no
|author=Geir Tandberg Steigan |access-date= December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://nkl.snl.no/Oddmund_Kristiansen|title=Oddmund Kristiansen|publisher=Norsk kunstnerleksikon |author=Albert Steen|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>
|author=Geir Tandberg Steigan |access-date= December 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://nkl.snl.no/Oddmund_Kristiansen|title=Oddmund Kristiansen|publisher=Norsk kunstnerleksikon |author=Albert Steen|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>


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== Notable interments ==


* [[Sven Arntzen]] (1897–1976), barrister
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==Notable interments==
* [[Per Aabel]] (1902–1999), actor
* [[Per Aabel]] (1902–1999), actor
* [[Eyvind Alnæs]] (1872–1932), composer
* [[Eyvind Alnæs]] (1872–1932), composer
* [[Finn Alnaes]] (1932–1991), novelist
* [[Lasse Aasland]] (1926–2001), politician
* [[Lasse Aasland]] (1926–2001), politician
* [[Gunnar Andersen]] (1890–1968), footballer and ski jumper
* [[Gunnar Andersen]] (1890–1968), footballer and ski jumper
* [[Karsten Andersen]] (1920–1997), composer
* [[Karsten Andersen]] (1920–1997), composer
* [[Johan Anker]] (1871–1940), sailor
* [[Johan Anker]] (1871–1940), sailor
* [[Kristian Birkeland]] (1867–1917), physicist and inventor
* [[André Bjerke]] (1918–1985), writer and poet
* [[Trygve Bratteli]] (1910–1984), prime minister
* [[Trygve Bratteli]] (1910–1984), prime minister
* [[Edith Carlmar]] (1911–2003), actress and director
* [[Edith Carlmar]] (1911–2003), actress and director
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* [[Johan Castberg]] (1862–1926), politician and jurist
* [[Johan Castberg]] (1862–1926), politician and jurist
* [[Halfdan Christensen]] (1873–1950), actor and director
* [[Halfdan Christensen]] (1873–1950), actor and director
* [[Sven Elvestad]] (1884–1934), Journalise and Author
* [[Sven Elvestad]] (1884–1934), journalist and author
* [[Alfred Eriksen (fencer)|Alfred Eriksen]] (1918–1991), Olympic fencer
* [[Alfred Eriksen (fencer)|Alfred Eriksen]] (1918–1991), Olympic fencer
* [[Erling Falk]] (1887–1940), author and politician
* [[Kirsten Flagstad]] (1895–1962), opera singer (unmarked headstone)
* [[Kirsten Flagstad]] (1895–1962), opera singer (unmarked headstone)
* [[Ragnar Frisch]] (1895–1973), economist
* [[Erland Frisvold]] (1877–1971), politician and colonel
* [[Erland Frisvold]] (1877–1971), politician and colonel
* [[Einar Gerhardsen]] (1897–1987), prime minister
* [[Einar Gerhardsen]] (1897–1987), prime minister
* [[Gregers Gram]] (1917–1944), resistance fighter and saboteur
* [[Kjell Hallbing]] (1934–2004), writer
* [[Kjell Hallbing]] (1934–2004), writer
* [[Gunvor Hofmo]] (1921–1995), poet and writer
* [[Gunvor Hofmo]] (1921–1995), poet and writer
* [[Leif Juster]] (1910–1995), comedian
* [[Leif Juster]] (1910–1995), comedian
* [[Franciszek Kawa]] (1901–1985), Polish cross-country skier
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* [[Casey Kasem]] (1932–2014), actor, voice actor and radio celebrity (unmarked headstone)
* [[Janina Zagrodzka-Kawa]] (1918–2020), Polish poet
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* [[Casey Kasem]] (1932–2014), actor, voice actor and radio celebrity
* [[Otto Richard Kierulf]] (1825–1897), military officer, politician and sports administrator
* [[Ada Kramm]] (1899–1981), actress
* [[Ada Kramm]] (1899–1981), actress
* [[Martin Linge]] (1894–1941), actor and army captain
* [[Martin Linge]] (1894–1941), actor and army captain
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* [[Inger Sitter]] (1929–2015), painter and art instructor
* [[Inger Sitter]] (1929–2015), painter and art instructor
* [[Adolf Bredo Stabell (diplomat)|Adolf Bredo Stabell]] (1908–1996), diplomat
* [[Adolf Bredo Stabell (diplomat)|Adolf Bredo Stabell]] (1908–1996), diplomat
* [[Halvard Storm]] (1877–1964), 20th century artist/etcher of Norwegian landscapes.
* [[Halvard Storm]] (1877–1964), 20th century artist/etcher of Norwegian landscapes
* [[Carl Stoermer]] (1874–1957), mathematician and geophysicist
* [[Olav Sundal]] (1899–1978), Olympic gymnast
* [[Gunnar Tolnæs]] (1879–1940), actor
* [[Gunnar Tolnæs]] (1879–1940), actor
* [[Egil Holst Torkildsen]] (1916–1979), National Socialist editor and activist
* [[Egil Holst Torkildsen]] (1916–1979), Nazi editor and activist
*Sven Karsten Sønsteby (1933-2014), Norwegian illustrator


==British Commonwealth Graves==
==British Commonwealth Graves==
[[File:British Commonwealth Graves - Vestre gravlund Oslo.jpg|left|thumb]]
[[File:British Commonwealth Graves - Vestre gravlund Oslo.jpg|left|thumb]]
This cemetery is registered by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] as "Oslo Western Civil Cemetery". Plot 60 contains war graves of 101 British Commonwealth service personnel of [[World War II]]. Most were airmen shot down raiding the [[German occupation of Norway|occupied]] Oslo Airport at [[Fornebu]]. Most of the others were killed in air crashes during Allied landings, 43 lives being lost on Liberation Day alone (10 May 1945).{{cn|date=March 2021}}
This cemetery is registered by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] as "Oslo Western Civil Cemetery". Plot 60 contains war graves of 101 British Commonwealth service personnel of [[World War II]]. Most were airmen shot down raiding the [[German occupation of Norway|occupied]] Oslo Airport at [[Fornebu]]. Most of the others were killed in air crashes during Allied landings, 43 lives being lost on Liberation Day alone (10 May 1945).<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2016202/OSLO%20WESTERN%20CIVIL%20CEMETERY CWGC Cemetery Report] Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref>


The Cross of Sacrifice monument was unveiled during November 1949. The presiding officer was by General [[Otto Ruge]], who had commanded the Norwegian Army at the time of the German invasion in April 1940. Opposite to the cross the citizens of Oslo erected a memorial to Commonwealth servicemen who died on Norwegian soil during the liberation of Norway.
The Cross of Sacrifice monument was unveiled during November 1949. The presiding officer was by General [[Otto Ruge]], who had commanded the Norwegian Army at the time of the German invasion in April 1940. Opposite to the cross the citizens of Oslo erected a memorial to Commonwealth servicemen who died on Norwegian soil during the liberation of Norway.
The memorial is in form of a kneeling figure of a mourning naked woman and was unveiled during June 1960 by King [[Olav V of Norway]].<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2016202/OSLO%20WESTERN%20CIVIL%20CEMETERY CWGC Cemetery Report]</ref>
The memorial is in form of a kneeling figure of a mourning naked woman and was unveiled during June 1960 by King [[Olav V of Norway]].<ref name=cwgc/>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cemeteries in Norway]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Norway]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Oslo]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Oslo]]
[[Category:Lutheran cemeteries]]
[[Category:Lutheran cemeteries in Norway]]
[[Category:Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Norway]]
[[Category:Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Norway]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Oslo]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Oslo]]

Latest revision as of 15:46, 16 September 2024

For Copenhagen cemetery of similar name, see Vestre Cemetery.
Vestre Gravlund
Vestre Gravlund chapel[1]
Map
Details
Established1902
Location
Frogner borough, Oslo
CountryNorway
Coordinates59°55′54″N 10°41′50″E / 59.93167°N 10.69722°E / 59.93167; 10.69722
Size60 acres (24 ha)
Find a GraveVestre Gravlund
Vestre gravlund crematorium

Vestre Gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway. It is located next to the Borgen metro station. At 60 acres (0.24 km2), it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a crematorium (Vestre krematorium) and chapel (Gravkapellet).[1]

The grave chapel was constructed in granite and clay stone and was designed by architect Alfred Christian Dahl (1857–1940). It was built in 1900 and consecrated in 1902. In the foundation wall, it has stained glass that was designed by artist Oddmund Kristiansen (1920–1997) in 1970.[2][3]

Notable interments

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British Commonwealth Graves

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This cemetery is registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as "Oslo Western Civil Cemetery". Plot 60 contains war graves of 101 British Commonwealth service personnel of World War II. Most were airmen shot down raiding the occupied Oslo Airport at Fornebu. Most of the others were killed in air crashes during Allied landings, 43 lives being lost on Liberation Day alone (10 May 1945).[4]

The Cross of Sacrifice monument was unveiled during November 1949. The presiding officer was by General Otto Ruge, who had commanded the Norwegian Army at the time of the German invasion in April 1940. Opposite to the cross the citizens of Oslo erected a memorial to Commonwealth servicemen who died on Norwegian soil during the liberation of Norway. The memorial is in form of a kneeling figure of a mourning naked woman and was unveiled during June 1960 by King Olav V of Norway.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Oslo kommune Gravferdsetaten (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Geir Tandberg Steigan. "Arkitekter:Alfred Christian Dahl". artemisia.no. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Albert Steen. "Oddmund Kristiansen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b CWGC Cemetery Report Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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